Swiss Nude mice, Crl:NU(Ico)-Foxn1nu

Nomenclature: Crl:NU(Ico)-Foxn1^nu

Type: Outbred, Immunodeficient

Origin: The mutation occurred in 1962 in a colony of albino outbred mice maintained at the Ruchill Hospital in Glasgow. In 1966, Flanagan gave the first detailed description of this mutant. However, it was not until 1968 that it was first noticed that the thymus was missing. These nude mice originate from the Swiss strain. In 1974, the Gustave Roussy Institute (Villejuif, France) obtained the mice from Dr. Carl Hansen's department at NIH in Bethesda, MD, USA. The first pairs were introduced to Charles River France in 1976.

See Charles River webpage with resources about immunodeficient models: Immunodeficient Mice and Rats

Coat color: Hairless, albino background

Strain code: 620

Ideal for: Tumor biology and xenograft research

Bred in: France

Health reports: Using strain nomenclature find the strain at links below

• animals health reports bred in Charles River France

Learn more about immudeficient models bred by Charles River.

*Photos provided courtesy of Charles River